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Recent RPGBOT Updates
DnD 5e to 2024 DnD Transition Guide and Change Log: Everything That’s Different in the New 2024 Player’s Handbook
Introductions A lot has changed in the DnD 2024 rules. In this horrendously long article, we’ve dug into everything that has changed in the Player’s Handbook in excruciating detail. There’s a lot here. It is possible that we have missed things. If we have, please let us know so that we can make updates. 2024…
2024 DnD 5e Monster Manual Change Log
Introduction The 2024 Monster Manual promised that every monster from the 2014 Monster Manual was reexamined. Creatures were updated to fit their CR better, to be easier to play, and ideally to surprise long-time players who have developed an encyclopedic knowledge of the Monster Manual’s contents. This article contains a comprehensive change log comparing the…
PF2E CLASS SELECTION – It’s actually quite simple – RPGBOT.Podcast S5E49
Show Notes Oh no, that is too many choices! How will anyone ever possibly pick a class for their first Pathfinder character? The RPGBOT.podcast team takes a look at the classes in Pathfinder 2e’s Player Core 1 and discusses which classes are and aren’t good choices for new players. Will Fighter fit? Cleric is certainly…
RPGBOT.Masterclass: Foundry Bootcamp for Pathfinder 2e
RPGBOT.Podcast co-hosts Ash Ely and Randall James do a deep dive on using the Foundry virtual tabletop to run Pathfinder 2e, including several must-have plugins for a successfuly PF2 game. Necessary Modules: Useful but Not Crucial Extras/Just For Fun
PF2 NPC CORE – All Killer, No Filler!!! – RPGBOT.Podcast S5E48
Show Notes In this episode, the RPGBOT crew opens up Pathfinder 2E’s NPC Core and immediately gets lost in the endless possibilities of building bartenders who could solo a dragon and criminals with the fashion sense of a runway model. They dig into the shockingly well-organized stat blocks, and the book’s philosophy of making every…